Zelensky wins Biden support but faces US skeptics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington Thursday to appeal for help fighting Russia, winning warm words of support and weapons from Joe Biden but confronting skeptical Republicans who want to cut off aid.
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Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM
Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its statehood is up for discussion, the tiny Pacific archipelago's prime minister said Thursday.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan clash at UN over Karabakh violence
Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Thursday at the United Nations on the heels of a swift military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku, which heard calls from Western nations led by France to provide safety guarantees.
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Duvernay-Tardif, NFL champ and Covid-fighting doctor, retires
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who won a Super Bowl as an offensive lineman for Kansas City before leaving the NFL to combat Covid-19 as a doctor, announced his retirement from American football on Thursday.
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France star Dupont 'has suspected broken jaw': coach Galthie
France scrum-half Antoine Dupont may have broken his jaw in a high tackle that forced him off the pitch in the 96-0 World Cup thrashing of Namibia on Thursday, coach Fabien Galthie said.
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Shelton to face Fils in Laver Cup opener
US Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton will open for Team World against Team Europe's 19-year-old Arthur Fils of France in the opening match of the team tennis showdown at Rogers Arena on Friday.
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Sudan army chief warns UN that war could spill over in region
Sudan's army chief warned Thursday at the United Nations that months of war could spill over in the region as he urged international pressure on the paramilitary unit he is fighting.
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Aubameyang rescues crisis-hit Marseille as Liverpool, West Ham win
In a meeting of two former European champions in crisis, Ajax and Marseille ended a wild shootout in Amsterdam tied at 3-3 on Thursday in the opening round of Europa League group games while Liverpool and West Ham were also first day winners.
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Eugene to host 2024 US Olympic athletics trials
The 2024 Olympic US track and field trials will be held in Eugene, Oregon next June, US sports chiefs confirmed on Thursday.
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Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key case
A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners.
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